The Incident
4+

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Description

THE INCIDENT is a fast-paced, retro-style action game. Run, dodge and jump your way to safety as an angry rain of just about everything in the world falls and builds a mountain of platforms for you to climb up, up… up to the source of it all: the cause of THE INCIDENT.

"This iPhone/iPad game is really great - get it! $2. It makes me laugh every time I play it." —John Romero, Designer of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake.

"A game you pick up quickly, but can't put back down." —Engadget

"Gaming's Most Charming Vision of the Apocalypse" —Gizmodo

"The controls work well, the graphics look cool, it's universal from the get go, and I really dig the whole concept behind the game." —Touch Arcade

"Terrific little indie games like this are what make the iPhone platform really shine." —TUAW

THE INCIDENT is easy to pick up but hard to master. It's a totally new gameplay concept and it's perhaps TOO addictive. It's loaded with power-ups, power-downs (d'oh!) and collectables.

THE INCIDENT is a universal app that runs great on any iPhone or iPod touch, and on iPad. Buy once, play anywhere!

WHAT'S IN THE BOX:

• Supercool 8-bit pixel art with Retina display support• Awesome chiptune soundtrack• 7 levels to explore and survive in "The Rise & Fall of Frank Solway"• Join competitive multiplayer games on your Apple TV in "Coincidents"• Dodge and jump as high as you can in "Endless Nightfall"• Score sharing with Game Center• Hundreds of unique objects, hundreds of ways to die• The Award Room, where you recall your adventures• The elusive "B-mode"

What’s New

Version History

1.7

May 18, 2016

New "Coincidents" multiplayer mode! You can now use your iOS device to join competitive multiplayer games on your Apple TV.

1.5

1.4

1.3.1

Resolves an issue that prevented it from running on older versions of iOS (pre 3.2).

1.3

Dec 1, 2010

Now with TV Support!

Connect your iPad to your Widescreen TV using a VGA Adapter or Composite AV Cable and use your iPhone or iPod Touch as a controller.

1.2.1

Oct 29, 2010

Features:

• Controller can be used to pause, resume, restart/retry and return to the main menu.• Trophies can be tweeted from the Awards screen.• Game Center leaderboard can be viewed without leaving the game.• Ability to tap About screen lamps on and off. It's fun.• New Big Bucket splash screen.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue affecting some users where the game would crash upon attempting to connect a controller.• Fixed an issue affecting some users where the game would crash after being paused.• Fixed an issue where the escape bubble could be activated while the game was paused.• Fixed an issue where the trophy image tweeted from an iPhone 4 would be cropped incorrectly.• Fixed a particle system issue where particles would briefly appear in the wrong location.• Fixed an issue where the name of the selected trophy would not fade out when exiting the Awards screen.• Fixed an issue where the game would be unresponsive after visiting theincidentapp.com via the About screen.

1.2

Oct 14, 2010

Features:

• New game mode: Endless Nightfall!• Share your Endless Nightfall high scores on Game Center!• Control your iPad using an iPhone or iPod Touch!• Retina display support for super-crisp pixels.• New music in Endless Nightfall and Twitter screen.• In-Game options: Access options without returning to the Main Menu.• 53 new items (including 3 items drawn by guest artists).• New power-up balloon in Endless Nightfall.• Escape Bubble must be recharged between uses.• New sound for pipe objects.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where iPod music would be paused in favor of The Incident gameplay music.• Fixed an issue where being killed by a curse balloon and an item simultaneously would cause the game to crash.• Fixed an issue where any unsecured gems would be lost if the device was locked during play.• Fixed an issue that made it possible to play a locked level.• Fixed an issue that would cause Frank to "mega-jump" during periods of high CPU activity.• On/Off switches can now be toggled by tapping anywhere inside them.

1.1

Aug 30, 2010

• Tweet your trophies! Send a photo of your trophy to Twitter.• Support for both landscape orientations on iPad.• Lots of tweaks and bug fixes.

1.0

Aug 9, 2010

May 18, 2016

Version 1.7

New "Coincidents" multiplayer mode! You can now use your iOS device to join competitive multiplayer games on your Apple TV.

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5

20 Ratings

20 Ratings

SkyyBoyy
,11/23/2017

no IPhone X

Update does NOT add support for iPhone X resolution

SkyyBoyy
,11/23/2017

no IPhone X

Update does NOT add support for iPhone X resolution

mrmistermr
,02/17/2018

iPhone X Support

It is needed.

mrmistermr
,02/17/2018

iPhone X Support

It is needed.

StellarAirman
,08/19/2010

Great polish and attention to detail, but lacks a solid gameplay mechanic

The polish of this app is great from the graphics to the music and all the little details throughout. They captured the retro feel they were going for perfectly.

However it does get very repetitive very quickly and the polish and graphics are not enough to sustain it. Other jumping games are based on a simple gameplay mechanic as well, but the best ones have more power-ups and random elements to keep it interesting through multiple replays. The Incident seems to try to add a story element to the game and create longer levels that just go on and on, rather than a quicker level where you can try to score points which are compared online and you can play the level over and over again to compete for that score. It is stuck in a kind of limbo between trying to have a linear story and just being a simple jumping game where you compare scores, which makes it boring compared to both types of games in my opinion.

With some more variety to the gameplay I think this could really be a standout game. Everything else about the game is fantastic. They just need to put it on a steady foundation of a great gameplay mechanic.

StellarAirman
,08/19/2010

Great polish and attention to detail, but lacks a solid gameplay mechanic

The polish of this app is great from the graphics to the music and all the little details throughout. They captured the retro feel they were going for perfectly.

However it does get very repetitive very quickly and the polish and graphics are not enough to sustain it. Other jumping games are based on a simple gameplay mechanic as well, but the best ones have more power-ups and random elements to keep it interesting through multiple replays. The Incident seems to try to add a story element to the game and create longer levels that just go on and on, rather than a quicker level where you can try to score points which are compared online and you can play the level over and over again to compete for that score. It is stuck in a kind of limbo between trying to have a linear story and just being a simple jumping game where you compare scores, which makes it boring compared to both types of games in my opinion.

With some more variety to the gameplay I think this could really be a standout game. Everything else about the game is fantastic. They just need to put it on a steady foundation of a great gameplay mechanic.